Li Xin relied on Song Xin to intercept and kill Liu Wen. It can be said that he established his authority in Xiangyang City in just one day...
Then I can arrest whoever I want.
None of the gentry involved in Xiangyang City escaped his clutches.
They were all sent to the government prison.
As for Fu Tongpan, who had a higher status than him, after he invited him to a room alone for ten minutes to have a long talk, he immediately fully supported his action to eliminate those who rebelled against the party. After all, whatever was left at this time actually belonged to that kind of wall.
Grass.
Li Tuifu is a disciple of the Emperor, and even if he is one level lower than himself, he still has to serve as an official.
These gentry all tried to provoke civil unrest and deceive the people into becoming cannon fodder for them, but this trick was like a farce in front of Li Xin, who had learned certain special theories. As he said himself, who wants to loyally protect the Lord?
, just stand up and argue with him personally. See what these gentlemen have to offer in return for your death.
Is it their clan?
When they exploited you, did they ever think that you were a clan?
Are they hired workers?
Is the treatment they give you comparable to the workers in Wutai Mountain?
Are they their tenants?
Are you cheap? Instead of waiting for the court to seize their family status and turn their property into official land for you to continue farming. From now on, you will no longer have to pay more than 50% of the rent. Instead, you will ensure that they continue to be their pawns.
Cow becomes horse?
Are you cheap or are you cheap?
…
All of them failed in front of him.
After all, compared with the old Confucian officials, these students trained by Yang Feng can basically be said to be completely crushed. They are good at theory and military, and they know everything about astronomy and geography. They understand water conservancy construction and can do finance.
.Although their knowledge is not sophisticated and can only be said to be dabbled in, the problem is that what they dabble in is currently the most advanced. Compared with the old officials, they are like people standing on a high place in the clear sky.
Far away, and one groping at dawn in the fog.
Totally incomparable.
However, Liu Wen, who also went north to Dengzhou at this time, had to face a more severe situation.
"This is all chaos!"
Judge Liu stood on the mound and looked at a small village with rammed earth walls in front of him.
There is a fortress attack and defense going on there...
At least for the young men fighting, this is considered a fortress attack and defense. The attackers are more than a thousand young men, all with cold weapons, but with a large number of bows and arrows. The defenders should be all the active ones in this small village, even
Including many women, they rely on rammed earth walls.
This wall is found in many villages, not only to prevent bandits and thieves, but also to prevent wild animals.
These walls are very narrow.
There are archers only in the four corners.
Inside the wall were a large number of young men holding spears and even farm tools.
And standing on a bamboo tripod.
As soon as the attacker emerges from the wall, he will attack immediately.
There should be a lot of perforations drilled into the wall, and there were archers shooting arrows, and people using slings to throw stones. Women were holding pot lids as shields, and they were constantly moving around the village to transport them, even on the highest roof in the village.
There are still people using flags to direct.
"The folk customs are simple and the martial arts are abundant!"
Liu Wen used adjectives that Ambassador Yang was accustomed to use to evaluate this.
Of course, this was the case in most villages at this time.
Looking at the flags waving inside and the constant deployment of personnel, this must be someone who has experienced a real war.
At this time Xiaoqi came back.
He just ran to the people watching the battle to inquire...
Okay, I'm just watching the battle.
In fact, there were more people watching the battle than participating in it. There were at least tens of thousands of idle people watching the battle, and they were all watching with great interest. Many people were still shouting excitedly, as if they were not fighting each other in front of them, but adding entertainment to their poor lives.
.
"Judge Liu, I understand. The one attacking is Dengzhou Zhongyi Society, which was formed by Dengzhou, together with the gentry from Xinye, Neixiang, Xichuan and other places under its jurisdiction, by purging the Tie family and the Semu family.
, the name is local prayer for rain, but in fact they are advancing and retreating together. They have agreed that as long as the local officials from the court come over, those who suit their wishes can stay as officials, and those who do not suit their wishes will be kicked out together. But in fact
The gentry who joined the Zhongyi Society mostly used this method to deal with local people who were unwilling to listen to them. This village had a grudge against the local gentry in the Zhongyi Society, and the latter said that they were hiding Tie Xuan's nephew here and wanted to go in and hunt him down.
The village was not allowed to be searched, so the two sides started fighting.
That's that person.
It’s probably just personal revenge.”
Xiaoqi pointed at a middle-aged man on the mound not far away and said.
The latter was wearing a scholar's robe, sitting on a high chair, looking at the battle ahead with a commanding attitude, but he was already in sight of victory. After all, the opposite side was just a small village. Without this wall, he would have entered it long ago.
, but how long can a rammed earth wall last?
What's more, they still have an absolute advantage in numbers.
"Where's the magistrate?"
Liu Wen said.
"The local officials don't care. There have been many armed fights like this recently. The local officials are hiding and they can't control it. I just don't know why even the Nanyang Guards didn't send troops. It's supposed to be so close that they wouldn't be unaware."
Xiaoqi said.
"This is someone deliberately trying to mess up the place."
Liu Wen sneered.
After he finished speaking, he dismounted directly.
"what is his name?"
he asked.
"Li Shan is a tribute student. He was originally in Taixue and came back from the capital at the beginning of the year."
Liu Wen nodded and walked straight over.
But soon several young men from the attacking side came over to stop him.
"A certain Xiuwu Wang family, a member of the Hongwu Bingzi Juren, and an old acquaintance of Brother Li, have returned from Jinhua and abandoned their official posts. Please report to them immediately."
Liu Wen shouted as if he were an official.
The leader, Qing Zhuang, quickly ran towards Li Shan. The latter looked up at Liu Wen unexpectedly. Liu Wen quickly raised his hand to signal to him. Li Shan stood up immediately. It was not that he was easy to deceive, but that Wang Juren was really good at cultivation.
Wu Wangduo and Liu Wen still have some contacts with him. Wang Duo is from Henan Province and belongs to the goal of people like Li Shan at this stage. He must know the name and even know each other before, but Liu Wen is sure that even if they have met, they will not know each other.
They were just casual acquaintances, after all, one was in the north and the other in the south, and they had not seen each other for many years, because Wang Duo went to Zhejiang to be an official four years ago and was studying as a disciplinarian in Jinhua Mansion. And Liu Wen's figure and appearance
The difference with him is not something that can be distinguished at a glance. As for the dialect in Jiaozuo, he can also speak it because his family's ancestral home is there. His father was a refugee recruited by the Ming army and then moved to Guizhou as a military household.
"Brother Li, I haven't seen you for many years, but I don't want to meet again here!"
he shouted enthusiastically.
Li Shan also quickly put on a smile.
"Brother Wang, after five years of separation in the capital, I almost didn't recognize him."
he shouted.
Then he came over.
The two met face to face again.
"Brother Wang, I heard that you served as an official in Jinhua. Now you don't want to suffer from that treacherous attitude anymore?"
Li Shan straightened up as he spoke with a smile on his face.
Then……
"boom!"
Gunshots suddenly rang out.
With a frozen look of astonishment and a bullet hole on his forehead, he looked at the short blunderbuss in Liu Wen's hand.
"Yes, that's why I'm here to rape you."
Liu Wen said sincerely.
The next moment Li Shan's dead body fell.
The young men around them were all stunned. Then they woke up and roared like crazy one by one. They drew their swords and were about to charge upwards, but at the same time, the guards behind Liu Wen pulled the trigger. The three young men fell down at the same time, and Liu Wen
The second short musket was pressed against the forehead of the leader, Qing Zhuang. He then looked around and looked at the shocked Qing Zhuang.
"I am the new judge of Dengzhou. Please think clearly. If you dare to attack me, you are rebelling. It is a serious crime to confiscate your home and punish the nine tribes. I don't care why you fought before. Now that I have taken office, everyone must listen to me.
Yes, go and tell them to stop attacking, otherwise I will send troops to Nanyang Guard, and all those involved in the armed fight will be killed as rebellion."
Liu Wen shouted.
The sword in the leader's young man's hand immediately fell.
"Go quickly!"
Liu Wen shouted at another young man.
The latter quickly threw away the knife and ran towards the attacking Qing Zhuang.
"Tell those young men over there that everyone has money. If you want money, follow me."
Liu Wen then shouted to Xiaoqi.
He was talking about the onlookers.
Xiaoqi immediately ran over, and soon there were young men following him. The young men who attacked were still hesitant at first, but when the young men around Liu Wen quickly swelled to thousands, the ones headed by them
He immediately ordered the attack to stop and ran to Liu Wen with several of his main subordinates.
Then……
"boom!"
There was also a bullet hole in his forehead.
"Execute only the first culprit. If he dies, you will be innocent!"
Liu Wen held up the blunderbuss and looked at the astonished young men in front of him.
The latter immediately woke up.
Indeed, if the official does not kill people, it means that he will settle the accounts with the future. After all, someone has to bear everything in this kind of armed fight. If you coax them now, it will be the most dangerous. When the scores are settled, who will be killed?
!But if you kill the leader directly now, it means that this guy will bear all the crimes.
"Sir, the younger ones are all forced. His family is powerful and colludes with the bandits. If the younger ones dare not to obey, the Li family will collude with the bandits to destroy the family. His family is a famous bully in this place.
, who committed murder, looted goods, colluded with bandits, and trafficked people, you guys are willing to pay for your crimes and serve with meritorious deeds!"
One of them immediately knelt down and cried with snot and tears.
Then others started crying.
A young man next to him who was originally watching the battle was about to say something, but Liu Wen raised his hand to stop him.
"So the Li family has a grudge against this village, and is using the power of the Zhongyi Society to force you to join them in attacking this village. If you don't want to, then he will lead the Zhongyi Society to attack you first? This Zhongyi Society is like this
This is an act of rebellion. As long as you follow my officer and exterminate this group of rebels, you will not only be innocent, but you will also be rewarded heavily after the deed is accomplished. If the Zhongyi Society is like the Li family, I think they will all be rich, right?
"
Liu Wen said cheerfully.
"If you have money, you all have money!"
"Those who join the Zhongyi Society must at least have a thousand acres of fertile land, or have the reputation of being a scholar."
…
These guys immediately rushed to speak.
"Then these are all fat sheep!"
Liu Wen said like a rogue bandit leader.
At this time, even the leader of the village rushed over.
"Take the young men in your village and work with me as personal soldiers. I will take you to raid the Li family first."
Liu Wen said simply.
"The little one swears to follow the big master to the death!"
The man knelt down and kowtowed excitedly and shouted.
They can guarantee maximum loyalty. After all, Liu Wen has saved their entire village, and the young men he hired belong to Liu Wen's army, and those who have made meritorious deeds belong to the new auxiliary army that specializes in rushing to the front. Such a very powerful force
The bandit-style legion was formed. Judge Liu put on his official uniform, rode a horse, and led his royal guards who also wore yellow hoods. They stormed to Li's house aggressively, tied up all the men, and then took the stolen goods from Li's house.
The property was laid out to reward the subordinates, and the Li family's land deed was taken out and burned in front of everyone.
The tenants who farm his land will no longer have to pay rent to his family.
The land deeds are all gone, so what the heck!
His shop has no official.
…
In this way, it can almost be said that he gained true allegiance in the blink of an eye.
Even the tenants of other gentry families in the Zhongyi Society excitedly carried hoes and other weapons as weapons and ran to follow their Liu Qingtian. In the evening, Liu Qingtian led tens of thousands of strong men to the gate of Dengzhou City like a rogue bandit.
Then, just like rogues approaching the city, the poor people in the city swarmed towards the city gate. Amidst the howls of collapse of the gentry and gentlemen of the Zhongyi Society, they opened the city gate for their Liu Qingtian.
Then……
"The common people respectfully welcome Mr. Qingtian. When Mr. Qingtian comes, the sky in Dengzhou will be clear!"
"The common people are willing to donate thousands of dollars to help the great master Qingtian reward you."
…
A group of senior fellow villagers from the Zhongyi Society waited in front of the city gate with great excitement.
Liu Wen pointed at the leader.
"Is he?"
he asked.
"Back to the eldest master, he was the one who led the rebellion. He and Li Shan are relatives. He organized the Loyalty Society to fight against the imperial court. He also said that when the imperial officials come, just listen to them honestly. If you dare not listen, you will act like a bandit in the middle of the night.
Cut it off."
"Yes, he also killed eight members of the Tie family and took two women from the Tie family to his own home and abused them."
…
Li Shan's subordinates who had defected testified one after another.
Liu Wen looked at the man with a smile, and the latter smiled as if he was crying.
"Rebellion and chaos, justice on the spot!"
Liu Wen shouted.
The next moment he raised his short gun, and before the fellow Xian could react, he pulled the trigger.
"boom!"
The dead body of fellow villager Xian fell down.
The other senior fellow villagers and sages behind him instantly collapsed.
"Run quickly!"
One of them shouted.
Then they all turned around like crazy and tried to escape.
"Associating with others to conspire against and cause chaos will be punished on the spot!"
Liu Wen shouted calmly.
Immediately afterwards, he raised his second short musket and pulled the trigger on the back of a senior fellow villager Xian. The short muskets held by the guards on both sides of him also pulled the trigger. Amidst the constant sound of gunfire, the fleeing senior fellow villagers Xian also
They kept falling down, and soon the members of the Zhongyi Society who came to greet them all turned into corpses in front of the city gate.
Liu Wen carried two short guns and looked at the shocked people around him...
"What are you looking at? Hurry up and lead the way. Go to their house and copy out the title deed. You won't have to pay rent to them in the future."